DBAHO Posted June 30, 2004 Share Posted June 30, 2004 THE Iraqi government has approved reinstating the death penalty, President Sheikh Ghazi al-Yawar said today, the day the interim authority is due to take legal custody of former president Saddam Hussein. "We held a meeting shortly after the transfer of power, during which we took some decisions including re-establishing the death penalty," Yawar told the Asharq al-Awsat Arabic daily. He added that the decision would be announced in the "near future". Government spokesman Girgis Sada confirmed this afternoon that the issue had been discussed by the Council of Ministers and that the "decisions will be announced today or Thursday". Earlier, Sada confirmed that Saddam would be charged by the Special Iraqi Tribunal on Thursday. Separately, Justice Minister Malik Dohan al-Hassan told the Italian newspaper La Repubblica that Saddam would be condemned to death if he is found guilty of the most serious charges. "If there is evidence proving the most serious charges, the special court set up during the occupation will be able to sentence him to death," Malik was quoted as saying. "For crimes against humanity, genocide, use of chemical weapons, capital punishment can be applied." He said the new government had approved a decree reinstating the death penalty, which was abolished by the US-led coalition. Saddam is expected to face war crime charges over the suppression of the 1991 Shiite and Kurdish uprisings; the use of chemical weapons against the Kurds in 1988; the launching of the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war; and the 1990 invasion of Kuwait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldmember Posted June 30, 2004 Share Posted June 30, 2004 the pig deserves nothing less than death...except maybe torture... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NUKE_CLEVELAND Posted June 30, 2004 Share Posted June 30, 2004 THE Iraqi government has approved reinstating the death penalty, President Sheikh Ghazi al-Yawar said today, the day the interim authority is due to take legal custody of former president Saddam Hussein. "We held a meeting shortly after the transfer of power, during which we took some decisions including re-establishing the death penalty," Yawar told the Asharq al-Awsat Arabic daily. He added that the decision would be announced in the "near future". Government spokesman Girgis Sada confirmed this afternoon that the issue had been discussed by the Council of Ministers and that the "decisions will be announced today or Thursday". Earlier, Sada confirmed that Saddam would be charged by the Special Iraqi Tribunal on Thursday. Separately, Justice Minister Malik Dohan al-Hassan told the Italian newspaper La Repubblica that Saddam would be condemned to death if he is found guilty of the most serious charges. "If there is evidence proving the most serious charges, the special court set up during the occupation will be able to sentence him to death," Malik was quoted as saying. "For crimes against humanity, genocide, use of chemical weapons, capital punishment can be applied." He said the new government had approved a decree reinstating the death penalty, which was abolished by the US-led coalition. Saddam is expected to face war crime charges over the suppression of the 1991 Shiite and Kurdish uprisings; the use of chemical weapons against the Kurds in 1988; the launching of the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war; and the 1990 invasion of Kuwait. Death couldn't coms soon enough for that scumbag. Then he can go to hell and find out that the devil isin't too keen on being his b**** like in the South Park movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoda Posted June 30, 2004 Share Posted June 30, 2004 Saddam is expected to face war crime charges over the suppression of the 1991 Shiite and Kurdish uprisings; the use of chemical weapons against the Kurds in 1988; the launching of the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war; and the 1990 invasion of Kuwait. That guy is f***ing sick :puke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilJester99 Posted June 30, 2004 Share Posted June 30, 2004 They should toture the hell outta him b4 finally killing him. Paybacks a b**** eh Saddam? Enjoy burning biotch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted June 30, 2004 Share Posted June 30, 2004 I'm sure any type of execution will go down without a hitch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LowerCaseRepublican Posted June 30, 2004 Share Posted June 30, 2004 As Yoda stated: Saddam is expected to face war crime charges over the suppression of the 1991 Shiite and Kurdish uprisings; the use of chemical weapons against the Kurds in 1988; the launching of the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war; and the 1990 invasion of Kuwait. Now, this is an interesting precedent. 1988 use of chemical weapons and the launching of the Iran-Iraq war were both instances where the US armed & funded the efforts. If Saddam is found guilty for war crimes, do you think that the court would also attempt to punish US interests for assisting him and being an accessory? Yes, Saddam was/is a sick bastard. It's telling that we did so much business with him (including Cheney wanting Iraq taken off the list of terrorist nations in 2000 so Halliburton could do more extensive business dealings than they were already doing) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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